Magic reindeer food
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Oats, seeds and dried fruit mixed and bagged with a poem for kids to sprinkle outside on Christmas Eve. Safe for birds.
What You’ll Need
- 2 cups oats
- 1 cup mixed seeds or wild birdseed
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/3 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1 pinch of magic!
packaging
- 6-8 clear disposable piping bags or cone-shaped cellophane bags
- 6-8 long brown pipe cleaners
- 12-16 googly eyes glue stick
- Single hole punch string, labels
Equipment
- mixing bowl
Directions
- In a large bowl, mix the oats, seeds, half of the cranberries, and all of the apricots. Let the kids add the “pinch of magic.
- Stir until thoroughly combined.
- Share the remaining cranberries among the bags.
- Spoon the mix into the bags over the cranberries.
- Twist a pipe cleaner around the top of each bag to close it, and curl the loose ends around a finger to make antlers.
- Glue two googly eyes onto each bag.
- Print, cut out, and hole-punch the labels, then tie one to each bag with string.
- Keep in a cool, dry place until Christmas Eve, then scatter outside.
Notes
A fun Christmas Eve activity. Safety: keep it bird-safe, with NO glitter, sprinkles, or plastic confetti, which harm wildlife. If you want color, use a little colored sugar. Keep the bagged mix away from dogs, since dried fruit and raisins can harm them. Googly eyes and pipe cleaners are a choking hazard for children under 3.